I Drag Raced a BMW M5 E39 v Alpinas!

The world of classic car racing is a fascinating one, and this particular episode showcases some of the quirks and challenges that come with restoring and driving vintage vehicles.

One of the cars featured in this episode is the Alpena B10 V8. It was brought to life by its owner, who had been tinkering with it in an attempt to get it running smoothly. However, there seemed to be a problem with the car's fourth gear, which kept refusing to engage. The owner tried various solutions, including turning the car off and on again, but nothing seemed to work.

As the owner continued to struggle with the car's gearbox, he couldn't help but feel frustrated. He had been looking forward to taking his beloved Alpena out for a spin, but it seemed like the car was holding him back. Luckily, after some further investigation, they discovered that the problem was simply a faulty switch. By turning the car off and on again, the issue was resolved, and the car was finally able to move smoothly through its gears.

The owner's experience with the Alpena B10 V8 serves as a reminder that even the most seemingly straightforward tasks can be affected by hidden problems. In this case, the faulty switch had been causing all sorts of issues, from hesitations in gear changes to complete failure to engage certain gears altogether.

Moving on to another car featured in this episode, we have the Alpena B10 V8's rival, which is also a vintage vehicle with some unique characteristics. This particular car has an impressive V8 engine, which provides it with plenty of power and torque. However, there seems to be an issue with its fourth gear, which makes it difficult to shift smoothly.

Despite this problem, the owner is determined to get the most out of his car. He takes the Alpena B10 V8 out for a spin, starting from 30 miles per hour and slowly increasing speed as he tests its acceleration and responsiveness. The results are impressive, with the car's extra torque providing a noticeable boost in power.

As we continue our exploration of the world of classic car racing, we come across another challenge that this particular owner is facing: the issue of braking. Specifically, he's concerned about the condition of his brakes, which seem to be experiencing some issues when driven at high speeds.

To determine whether the car's brakes are up to par, the owner and his friends decide to conduct a brake test. The rules are simple: each driver will get a chance to brake from 30 miles per hour, with the goal of stopping as quickly and smoothly as possible. The results are surprising, with one driver impressively pulling ahead of the others.

One question that arises during this brake test is whether or not the car's brakes are truly effective at high speeds. In some cases, it seems like the owner may be experiencing a bit of winging in his braking. This occurs when the wheels lose traction and spin rapidly as he applies the brakes, causing the car to slide unpredictably.

Despite these challenges, the owner remains committed to his project and is determined to get it running smoothly. He takes his Alpena B10 V8 out for another test drive, this time from 50 miles per hour. As he kicks down into third gear and accelerates rapidly, the car's extra torque proves to be a deciding factor in the outcome.

Throughout this episode, we see the owner's enthusiasm and dedication to restoring and driving his classic Alpena B10 V8. Despite the challenges that come with working with vintage vehicles, he remains committed to his project and is determined to get it running smoothly. The results are often surprising, but always entertaining, making for a compelling watch for anyone interested in classic car racing.

If you're looking for more videos of this sort, be sure to check out the channel's other content. They have an extensive collection of classic cars and racing footage that's sure to delight fans of the genre. So sit back, relax, and enjoy the thrill of classic car racing!

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enHi how are you Matt Watson here from Carlisle and I've got a BMW 5 series E39 drag race special because I've got two alpinas and one M car so let me tell you the exact cars I got lined up here so this is an Alpena B10 V8s it's got a 4.8 liter Notch aspirated V8 that puts out 380 horsepower and 510 newton meters of torque it drives the rear wheels via a five-speed automatic gearbox oh yeah this car weighs in at 1 690 kilos and it costs if you want to buy one now 25 000 pounds with this car it's built in 2002 into over a hundred thousand miles no the other RP now that is the B10 V8 no as you see reason being it's got a slightly smaller engine it's a 4.6 liter with 340 horsepower and just 470 newton meters of torque once again it uses a 5-speed automatic gearbox driving the rear wheels a bit lighter than this car it weighs in at 1 1 660 kilos cheaper as well fifteen thousand pounds it's mad to think that this one is ten thousand pounds more even though it's only got an extra 200 cc and 40 horsepower more and it's just one year younger that's from 2001. speaking of 2001 we've got the 2001 BMW mates will introduce him now before I'll give you the stats on that car it's Ben Collins by the way I'm good it's great to be on another Windswept Airfield did one of the cameras just drop off were you helpfully putting it back I don't know foreign nine liter V8 natural aspirated what's out 400 horsepower and 500 newton meters of torque it drives the rear wheels via a six-speed manual you're the only car here with a six-speed manual how do you think that's going to play out I mean I feel pretty handy with the clutch so I think I'll be you know pretty sprightly I imagine it'd be pretty even though so you've got more power than I have you've got 20 horsepower more you've got a bit less torque though just 10 newton meters less however there's something interesting on the weights do you think that M car is lighter or heavier than this Alpena I guess it has a guess it's got to be a bit heavier I thought you're going to say lighter because M you know supposed to be like sporty but you're right it is heavy it weighs in a 1 795 kilos it's 100 kilos heavier than this for some reason I mean this has got all the bells and whistles got wood trim I've even got some like early sort of mobile phone there actually do what people did with these phones hello yeah yeah I'll be home for me too soon what is it oh really I'd rather just have fish and chips no before we get on with this I just want to say thanks to the guys who have lent us these cars what we're going to do is show the stats so you can compare the stats side by side and if you want you can go into the description of the video we've got links to each of the owners so you can actually go and say thanks to them on their own personal accounts I'd really appreciate it if you do that also why not check out Ben's Channel watch a YouTube channel Ben I'm on Ben Collins drives driving fast cars terrifying celebrities it's got dizzy Rascal on there so yeah a lot of fun getting going yeah go check it out once again link is in the description all right let's do this I'm ready to beat Ben in this RP now let's do it Buy sell car wow now before we race let's do it the customer call my sound check I'm going to rev up this Alpena so here we go can we have a listen to the B10 V8 see if it sounds any better than this V8s foreign which one sounded the best to you or were they identical sorry to be boring but they sounded the same now I've actually saved the best till last because I've already heard your car Ben but let's hear it again that is righteous that sounds like a freaking racing car it's awesome now if you're wanting to buy yourself a new awesome car you might need to sell your current not quite so awesome car and you can do that through car wow it's dead easy just upload some photos give a brief description then dealers from all across the country will bid on your car all you have to do is pick the highest offer I'll come to your house take the car away and put the money into your account it is dead easy if you'd like to do that right now and find out more about it click on the pop-out band up there for the link in the description below alternatively if you want to do it at a later date just simply Google help me Carl wow and we will help you remember that help me can't wait now let's race hopefully having an automatic gearbox will help me win um that car on my right I don't think that's air conditioning but there's some fluid leaking out underneath the hood oh dear it appears that before a race we might have an issue with one of the cars now they are BMWs and BMWs have a reputation especially older ones for being a bit fragile is this stuff that's leaked out of it greasy and oily uh yeah did you swap it for fish and chips yeah oh good I'll have some curry sauce as well then yeah brilliant all right nice work here we go then stability control on like the old-fashioned traction control do its thing otherwise this will just spin up its Wheels come on come on yeah come on oh here comes in five now come on come on come on come on come on foreign got him that was so close but I held on and I won was your launch like look pretty decent to be fair just the right amount will spin kept the revs where it should be but you still walked away so I think you've got to say that auto box Off the Mark is a winner so then what exactly happened well the B10 V8s won completing the standing quarter mile in 14.6 seconds the M5 finished in 14.8 seconds and the standard B10 V8 was last taking 15.2 seconds to complete the standing quarter mile right we're gonna do another quarter mile drag race but this time we're not gonna launch them we're gonna roll in in first gear then the starter will start us and we'll see which one gets the core more first let's do it foreign the V8 and the V8s the Empire's been dropped oh neck in the V8 it's like you backed off the throttle just before the blooming line and I came pasty what happened it was exactly exactly the moment it could have been a worse time I think that did feel that dude what did for you baby initially great in first and there's just a dead spot in second gear it just runs out of momentum in the ribs and gets out the power band and then you just keep Cruising Into the distance that was weird that was no if you're enjoyed this video and you want to see more like it make sure you subscribe to this channel right and hit the Bell icon to turn your notifications on I've got some cool videos I've recorded today actually which you're going to want to see so make sure you subscribe so you don't miss out let's do some more racing okay so we have another problem with the Alpena B10 V8 was before so there might have been a pre-existing issue with fourth but it's uh it's not going into any other gear even in drivers starting in fourth then what's your thoughts do you think this car's gonna now retire finally I just can it'll miraculously fix Ed well I could turn it off and cycle it turn it back on it might sort its brains out have you tried turning it off and on again is that fixed now Nick yep would you believe it it was a switch it off switch it on again problem and now we should be fine right riding race from 30 miles an hour starting second gear not fourth three two one go oh no it's off that car look at it Ben scoping his gear change there but now oh look at it look at the battle gear change oh he's coming back now look at this this is beautiful well that was interesting that V8 wasn't that didn't it I did I did Vince I edged Ben just up to the lime I think I was ahead you edged Ben do you know what you just said to uh trying to enlighten me Matt and our audience I'm sure they want to know how about you Bandit concur were you edged and the only reason he'd slightly edged me out um at that first distance Mark over there was because this thing hesitates occasionally because like we've changed gear and it just drops and it just took the edge off the acceleration otherwise I'd have had you you almost had Nick but Nick edged you but then I edged him again at the higher speed didn't I Nick am I just a child all right we're going to another rolling race to the half mile this time from 50 miles an hour and the car's in third gear hopefully my extra torque I've got the most talk will win out here but let's find out in a three two one go kick down I got a gearbox kick down I'll take it though Nick did your Alpena kick down yes it did it kicked down to Second my kicked down to Second so that's fair dues Ben you didn't change gear at all did you just flawed it in third third yeah and off she went that's where she likes it we would do a brake test at this normal point in time but if you'd rather watch another video with some classic BMW's drug racing click on the pop out there follow the link in the description below Ryan brake test let's do the brake test come on did you say brake test is there an issue with your car bed I mean yes there's a lot of vibration when I press the brakes admittedly over 120 miles an hour well mine is fine what's yours like Nick I think one of the discs is like a pringle at this point it's so warped well we have to do a brake test it's the rules so I know let's do a brake test from 30 miles an hour fighting car wow break content isn't it it doesn't get better than this well this is like the key breaking Zone it's like your driving round Town someone jumps out in front of you you have to hit the brake which car stops in the shortest distance let's find out right now here comes the line it's still coming just uh here it is now I win yes I don't know how good these breaks are actually because I hit the pedal and it went to the floor pretty much well I'm sorry I did get a bit of excited in here because I've felt immediate Victory this thing actually stops incredibly well I'll give it that 30 anyway from anything above 30 you're on a wing in a prayer and I think Nick you might have just edged me I think he finally understands what it means anyway if you're after a cool quick Saloon it's as quick as one of these right I found one through Carlo right if you want to see what the car is and what the offer is click on the pop-up button up there for the link in the description below anyway I hope you'll enjoyed the video if you did give it a like click on those windows open for more videos and on that box there you got a call live to siliconeHi how are you Matt Watson here from Carlisle and I've got a BMW 5 series E39 drag race special because I've got two alpinas and one M car so let me tell you the exact cars I got lined up here so this is an Alpena B10 V8s it's got a 4.8 liter Notch aspirated V8 that puts out 380 horsepower and 510 newton meters of torque it drives the rear wheels via a five-speed automatic gearbox oh yeah this car weighs in at 1 690 kilos and it costs if you want to buy one now 25 000 pounds with this car it's built in 2002 into over a hundred thousand miles no the other RP now that is the B10 V8 no as you see reason being it's got a slightly smaller engine it's a 4.6 liter with 340 horsepower and just 470 newton meters of torque once again it uses a 5-speed automatic gearbox driving the rear wheels a bit lighter than this car it weighs in at 1 1 660 kilos cheaper as well fifteen thousand pounds it's mad to think that this one is ten thousand pounds more even though it's only got an extra 200 cc and 40 horsepower more and it's just one year younger that's from 2001. speaking of 2001 we've got the 2001 BMW mates will introduce him now before I'll give you the stats on that car it's Ben Collins by the way I'm good it's great to be on another Windswept Airfield did one of the cameras just drop off were you helpfully putting it back I don't know foreign nine liter V8 natural aspirated what's out 400 horsepower and 500 newton meters of torque it drives the rear wheels via a six-speed manual you're the only car here with a six-speed manual how do you think that's going to play out I mean I feel pretty handy with the clutch so I think I'll be you know pretty sprightly I imagine it'd be pretty even though so you've got more power than I have you've got 20 horsepower more you've got a bit less torque though just 10 newton meters less however there's something interesting on the weights do you think that M car is lighter or heavier than this Alpena I guess it has a guess it's got to be a bit heavier I thought you're going to say lighter because M you know supposed to be like sporty but you're right it is heavy it weighs in a 1 795 kilos it's 100 kilos heavier than this for some reason I mean this has got all the bells and whistles got wood trim I've even got some like early sort of mobile phone there actually do what people did with these phones hello yeah yeah I'll be home for me too soon what is it oh really I'd rather just have fish and chips no before we get on with this I just want to say thanks to the guys who have lent us these cars what we're going to do is show the stats so you can compare the stats side by side and if you want you can go into the description of the video we've got links to each of the owners so you can actually go and say thanks to them on their own personal accounts I'd really appreciate it if you do that also why not check out Ben's Channel watch a YouTube channel Ben I'm on Ben Collins drives driving fast cars terrifying celebrities it's got dizzy Rascal on there so yeah a lot of fun getting going yeah go check it out once again link is in the description all right let's do this I'm ready to beat Ben in this RP now let's do it Buy sell car wow now before we race let's do it the customer call my sound check I'm going to rev up this Alpena so here we go can we have a listen to the B10 V8 see if it sounds any better than this V8s foreign which one sounded the best to you or were they identical sorry to be boring but they sounded the same now I've actually saved the best till last because I've already heard your car Ben but let's hear it again that is righteous that sounds like a freaking racing car it's awesome now if you're wanting to buy yourself a new awesome car you might need to sell your current not quite so awesome car and you can do that through car wow it's dead easy just upload some photos give a brief description then dealers from all across the country will bid on your car all you have to do is pick the highest offer I'll come to your house take the car away and put the money into your account it is dead easy if you'd like to do that right now and find out more about it click on the pop-out band up there for the link in the description below alternatively if you want to do it at a later date just simply Google help me Carl wow and we will help you remember that help me can't wait now let's race hopefully having an automatic gearbox will help me win um that car on my right I don't think that's air conditioning but there's some fluid leaking out underneath the hood oh dear it appears that before a race we might have an issue with one of the cars now they are BMWs and BMWs have a reputation especially older ones for being a bit fragile is this stuff that's leaked out of it greasy and oily uh yeah did you swap it for fish and chips yeah oh good I'll have some curry sauce as well then yeah brilliant all right nice work here we go then stability control on like the old-fashioned traction control do its thing otherwise this will just spin up its Wheels come on come on yeah come on oh here comes in five now come on come on come on come on come on foreign got him that was so close but I held on and I won was your launch like look pretty decent to be fair just the right amount will spin kept the revs where it should be but you still walked away so I think you've got to say that auto box Off the Mark is a winner so then what exactly happened well the B10 V8s won completing the standing quarter mile in 14.6 seconds the M5 finished in 14.8 seconds and the standard B10 V8 was last taking 15.2 seconds to complete the standing quarter mile right we're gonna do another quarter mile drag race but this time we're not gonna launch them we're gonna roll in in first gear then the starter will start us and we'll see which one gets the core more first let's do it foreign the V8 and the V8s the Empire's been dropped oh neck in the V8 it's like you backed off the throttle just before the blooming line and I came pasty what happened it was exactly exactly the moment it could have been a worse time I think that did feel that dude what did for you baby initially great in first and there's just a dead spot in second gear it just runs out of momentum in the ribs and gets out the power band and then you just keep Cruising Into the distance that was weird that was no if you're enjoyed this video and you want to see more like it make sure you subscribe to this channel right and hit the Bell icon to turn your notifications on I've got some cool videos I've recorded today actually which you're going to want to see so make sure you subscribe so you don't miss out let's do some more racing okay so we have another problem with the Alpena B10 V8 was before so there might have been a pre-existing issue with fourth but it's uh it's not going into any other gear even in drivers starting in fourth then what's your thoughts do you think this car's gonna now retire finally I just can it'll miraculously fix Ed well I could turn it off and cycle it turn it back on it might sort its brains out have you tried turning it off and on again is that fixed now Nick yep would you believe it it was a switch it off switch it on again problem and now we should be fine right riding race from 30 miles an hour starting second gear not fourth three two one go oh no it's off that car look at it Ben scoping his gear change there but now oh look at it look at the battle gear change oh he's coming back now look at this this is beautiful well that was interesting that V8 wasn't that didn't it I did I did Vince I edged Ben just up to the lime I think I was ahead you edged Ben do you know what you just said to uh trying to enlighten me Matt and our audience I'm sure they want to know how about you Bandit concur were you edged and the only reason he'd slightly edged me out um at that first distance Mark over there was because this thing hesitates occasionally because like we've changed gear and it just drops and it just took the edge off the acceleration otherwise I'd have had you you almost had Nick but Nick edged you but then I edged him again at the higher speed didn't I Nick am I just a child all right we're going to another rolling race to the half mile this time from 50 miles an hour and the car's in third gear hopefully my extra torque I've got the most talk will win out here but let's find out in a three two one go kick down I got a gearbox kick down I'll take it though Nick did your Alpena kick down yes it did it kicked down to Second my kicked down to Second so that's fair dues Ben you didn't change gear at all did you just flawed it in third third yeah and off she went that's where she likes it we would do a brake test at this normal point in time but if you'd rather watch another video with some classic BMW's drug racing click on the pop out there follow the link in the description below Ryan brake test let's do the brake test come on did you say brake test is there an issue with your car bed I mean yes there's a lot of vibration when I press the brakes admittedly over 120 miles an hour well mine is fine what's yours like Nick I think one of the discs is like a pringle at this point it's so warped well we have to do a brake test it's the rules so I know let's do a brake test from 30 miles an hour fighting car wow break content isn't it it doesn't get better than this well this is like the key breaking Zone it's like your driving round Town someone jumps out in front of you you have to hit the brake which car stops in the shortest distance let's find out right now here comes the line it's still coming just uh here it is now I win yes I don't know how good these breaks are actually because I hit the pedal and it went to the floor pretty much well I'm sorry I did get a bit of excited in here because I've felt immediate Victory this thing actually stops incredibly well I'll give it that 30 anyway from anything above 30 you're on a wing in a prayer and I think Nick you might have just edged me I think he finally understands what it means anyway if you're after a cool quick Saloon it's as quick as one of these right I found one through Carlo right if you want to see what the car is and what the offer is click on the pop-up button up there for the link in the description below anyway I hope you'll enjoyed the video if you did give it a like click on those windows open for more videos and on that box there you got a call live to silicone\n"